Can I install an IDE hard drive as the main drive for Windows XP with this motherboard?
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I used a SATA drive for the boot disk and it was running Windows Vista.It did have an IDE CD-ROM drive that worked fine.I think the BIOS allows you to set the IDE drive as the boot, but I no longer have the system with me.My family member went back to their home, out of state, so I have no way of testing.
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I purchased one of these, and it came with Windows XP professional installed. You could, of course, install any operating system you choose....Windows, Linux, or MS-DOS if you wanted....It's your hardware!
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The only choicew are a or b pins and 1 is IDE. Other wise you must make your selection on the drive. Very delicate.
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You can add an additional 4 drives to this machine. You will need an assortment of SATA power cables (MOLEX to SATA) and SATA data cables. From there, installation is a breeze and takes just a couple of clips, all of which are included. You will not be able to hook up IDE cables directly to this machine, as there is no IDE connection on the board, but there are adapters from IDE to SATA.
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Yes you can as you have a slot for it. You will need to clone over the existing install or reinstall Windows. There are also USB enclosures and normal SATA adapters.
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Yes, with instructions included. Used it to connect my IDE motherboard to a newly installed seagate SATA hard drive. Worked like a charm and no additional software required.
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No motherboard has this feature. You must get a Harddrive and install that separately.
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No, this is connected via USB header plug to your motherboard. The IDE on the outside transmits through the same internal USB plugs inside.
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IDE is a different interface than SATA. The transfer DID work for me with a Windows 7 upgrade, however.
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No your machine is listed as using a SATA hard drive whereas this is an IDE hard drive.
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No. SATA only. However do a search on Amazon for IDE Docking Station and you'll find one.
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As long as your motherboard has a spare PCI-e x16 slot, and you have physical room in the case for the card, you should be just fine. Make sure the drivers work for XP.
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Probably not. IDE is old tech. It supports only 2.5" SATA HDDs and SSD as specs lists.
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This item does not have IDE connection that connects to the motherboard. It has SATA and on-board USB support. The IDE connection is on the exterior of this device where you can connect a IDE peripheral to it (ex: HDD, Optical drive..etc).
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I think so, but I am old school. I think PATA is what used to be called IDE so then the only issue is the digital speed not the rotation speed and what speed your motherboard can handle. some IDE HD's have a jumper that switches it from 100 to 150 or300mbs but if it doesn't work it will not hurt the HD or the MB to try. Or you can do one better maybe by getting a 250 GIG OR A 500 GIG SATA HD and get a little adabter board that will allow any SATA drive to work with a IDE motherboard or any PATA drive to work with any SATA MB. Amazom has them for around $2 or $3 or maybe $5 at most If your MB has at least 1 SATA connector you would not need the adapter or you can also if you have any unused PCI slots available get a PCI HD interface board with both SATA and PATA connections, maybe 2 PATA and 1 or 2 SATA connectors
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Anything with a sata connection. I found ide to be too difficult to get working in the tiny ccase.I was able to salvage a bdrom drive out of my old laptop, and it works perfectly zip - tied in. Not flush but or doesn't really matter since it isn't visible at all unless you're puttinga disc in.
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It depends on what types of hard disk you use and what types of mount your board has for hard disk. Usually it will be SATA or IDE something. It has nothing to do with this adapter.